Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, 2 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (2/10/2026) at 22:42 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 38 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 400 meters above the crater peak, or 1,725 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting eastwards. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 52 seconds duration.
(Read: Number of Victims Affected / Displaced by Natural Disasters in Indonesia 2015-2024)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 2 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 90 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 35-135 second duration.
Additionally, 1 emission earthquake (8 mm amplitude, 35 sec duration) and 31 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 28-201 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG warns local residents, visitors and tourists not to enter the 2 km radius exclusion zone, plus an extended 3.5 km sector zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For the full year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,909 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,909 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1,635 eruptions.
(Read: Nearly 300 Natural Disasters Recorded Up To Mid-February 2024)
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